Monday, March 2, 2026

War With Iran


A major U.S.-Israel attack on Iran targeted the country’s top leaders and missile sites Saturday, following weeks of rising tensions over talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran has vowed to retaliate.

1) Who attacked Iran and when?

2) Why was Iran attacked, according to this story?

3) How has Iran responded?

4) What have been some of the reactions of world leaders to the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran?

5) Where did Iran strike in response to being attacked?

6) Do you think a strong case has been made for the U.S.'s attack on Iran? Explain.

7) What do you think should happen now that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed?

8) "The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war," Trump said in his speech following the attacks. Do you think the U.S. should have attacked Iran? If you are not sure how to answer this question, what further information might you need?

It turns out that Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and the most recent revolution in 1979 was, at least at first, not necessarily about creating an Islamic state. It certainly turned out to be about that, but it was initially just about people who wanted to get rid of an oppressive regime.

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